Adult fairy tale: starting from Cinderella’s feet - Chapter 72
Ovis took Esther back to the mansion and asked someone to bring some card-like things.
Ovis spread five cards on the table:”Here are five cards from high to low, in order of king, marshal, general, soldier, and civilian!
A high-level card can be higher than any low-level card!
Each of us has five cards, and we play them in five rounds. We play one card in each round. Which card to play depends on your own situation!
Whoever plays a card with a higher level in each round will get one point. If the levels are the same, no points will be scored!
Whoever has the higher score in the end wins. This is the most popular game among our nobles. It not only tests your thinking ability, but also your ability to read people’s expressions!”
“This! Sounds like a good game!”
Ashe thought Orvis would set up some challenges that required using academic knowledge to solve problems, but he didn’t expect them to play cards directly.
“Well, don’t worry, Mr. Esther, there is another rule!
This game also has a host. In the case of a tie, the host will win!”
“Haha, is that so?”Aither laughed. After hearing this, he probably knew what trap Ovis was going to set:”Then this master won’t be you directly!”
“Hahaha, of course not. The game is about fairness and justice. We use the method of guessing silver coins to decide who is the host! Come on, you toss a silver coin!”
Orvis designated a guard to toss the silver coin:”The one with flowers is the front side!
As a duke, I will guess first. Mr. Aether, do you have any objections?”
At this moment, Aether already had a strategy to deal with this card game. Although the host has an advantage, the impact is not great, so he let Orvis guess first.
Orvis raised his head and signaled with the guard who tossed the silver coin, and there were some small movements in it.
After a moment, Orvis decisively shouted:”Front side, I guess front side! Mr. Aether, where do you guess?”
Orvis and the guards’ small movements were all seen by Aether. At this moment, Aether also smiled and shook his head: This old Deng is really interesting!
“Can I guess heads too?”
“Haha, sorry, no!”Ovis smiled and rejected
“So what are you asking? Just open it!”
“Flowers, yes flowers, front view, Your Excellency the Duke, you guessed it right!”
Ovis himself was a little embarrassed by the exaggerated acting of the guards, and he quickly waved his hand and asked the guards to retreat.
“Okay, I’m the host, Mr. Ayser, here are your cards, let’s start playing!”
Ayser nodded, took the cards, and commented:”It’s very fair and just!”
Ovis coughed twice to divert the embarrassment, and began to think about how to play the cards.
Ovis first looked at the cards in his hand, reshuffled the order of the five cards, and looked up to observe Ayser’s expression: Humph, kid, as long as I play the cards from high to low, at least it will be a tie, and I win!
Kid, the brain still has to be played by us shrewd guys!
Ovis decisively placed the king card as the first one.
Ayser smiled, and followed closely and put down his cards
“”Open the cards!”
When Ovis saw that the first card Aether played was a civilian, he began to get a little nervous.
“How come you are a civilian?” Ovis asked in confusion.
“Right, didn’t you say that I can do whatever I want? Well, you are the king and I am the commoner, you win one point, my Lord Duke! Next round!”
Ovis looked at Esther’s relaxed expression, and his aging brain began to work rapidly: This kid’s expression didn’t change at all, he is so cunning!
Oh, I understand! He saw through my strategy. First, he wants to defeat the big with the small, and then he wants to suppress me step by step!
So he wants me to play the marshal now, so he must use the king to suppress me!
If I also use the commoner to resist his king and let him win one point, we will be tied at one to one.
Then I still have three cards of the same level as his, so the chance of winning is still on my side!
Good!
“I’ll play this card.”
Ovis pushed his civilians forward, and Ayser also put down the card he wanted to play.
“”Open!”
When Aether’s cards were turned over, Ovis was completely dumbfounded. Aether played a soldier, which just suppressed Ovis’s civilian.
“”Just a little pressure, Your Excellency the Duke, now we are tied 1-1! Next round!”
Sweat broke out on Ovis’s forehead again, and he was even more nervous than on the training ground.
Ovis took a deep breath and began to calm down: Is this kid’s playing style so wonderful?
He still has the king, the marshal and the general in his hands, and I still have the marshal, the general and the soldiers.
If he plays the king next, I will definitely lose.
Then I will play the soldiers.
What if this kid doesn’t play the king but plays a general?
Then I will play the marshal.
But if my marshal is suppressed by his king, isn’t it over?
Ovis looked up and tried to find some flaws in Aether’s expression.
But Aether’s expression was still the calm smile at the beginning.
This kid has such a strong psychological quality that at such a critical moment, there is still no flaw in his expression.
“Duke, have you decided which card to play?”
Okay, I bet that you will play the king if you want to win this point.
Ovis finally suppressed his soldiers.
Aether also played his cards immediately.
When Aether’s cards were revealed, Ovis was completely dumbfounded.
Aether really played a general, just suppressing Ovis’s soldiers.
“My Lord Duke, you should still have the Marshal and the General, I still have the King and the Marshal.
The next time I play the King, I can win another point. Adding this point and the previous point, I will have three points!
I seem to have accidentally won this test of brain and psychological quality!”
“”Alas! You are lucky!” Orvis sighed and threw the cards away.
This card game may test the brain and psychological quality for other people, but for Esther, it tests… Cinderella’s eyesight!
After winning the test, Esther raised his head and blinked at Cinderella, who was in the spirit state behind Orvis.
Cinderella also happily lifted her skirt, bowed slightly to Esther, and then floated back to Esther’s storage space.
“”My Lord Duke, I have passed both tests. What do you want to ask me next?”
Orvis on the side sighed and was extremely troubled:”Wait a minute, let me think about it!”
Orvis looked at Esther again: This kid is powerful and smart, he looks like a perfect son-in-law!
But! Because of your identity, I can’t hand my daughter over to you!
Sorry, kid, since you are so persistent, don’t blame me!
Orvis slowly stood up. He said to Esther with a serious face:”Come with me!”
Athir looked at the serious Ovis in front of him. Compared with the lively old Deng who was playing games just now, they looked like two completely different people.
Athir knew that Ovis was going to give him some real stuff.
Ovis did not say what the last test was along the way, and took Athir into a huge manor!
The entrance of the manor was covered with dense trees. The tall trees and winding vines formed a natural barrier, making it difficult for the outside world to penetrate.
Going inside was a winding path, with various exotic flowers and plants growing on both sides, exuding a faint fragrance.
The sunlight shone through the gaps in the treetops, sprinkling on the path in patches, forming patches of light.
As the footsteps deepened, the surrounding greenery became more and more lush, and the sight was gradually blocked.
Turning left and around, Athir was brought to the entrance of a maze.
“”Aise, this is an extremely complicated maze ahead.
At the end of the maze, there is a castle. Go through it and reach the castle. This is the third test!”
Aise looked up at the seven or eight meter high green plant wall, which seemed like a row of giant guards, giving a full sense of oppression.
“OK, just a small maze!”
“Don’t agree so quickly! This maze is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you may lose your life!”Ovis wanted to force Esther to retreat one last time.
“Hahaha!” Esther laughed lightly and said,”My Lord Duke, is it necessary to be so cruel to test your son-in-law?” (To read the exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
“Hehehe!” Orvis also laughed:”Only if you pass the test can you be my son-in-law. If you fail, you are just a stranger who doesn’t know how to advance or retreat!”
“Well said! Then I’ll go in!” Esther stepped into the maze gracefully.
Ovis looked at Esther’s back, shook his head, and shouted to him:”Esther, I’ll be waiting for you in the castle! I hope to see the whole you!”
“My Lord Duke, I have no interest in you. Can you ask Alice to wait for me at the end?”
“You! You little bastard!!!”
“Hahaha…��”
Amidst a burst of laughter, Esther turned into the next road.
“What a nice boy, what a pity… you all should go back!” Ovis waved his hand to signal Otto and others to leave.
“Lord Ovis, if there is no one to protect you in the castle, I am worried that this kid will go there.……”
“So, I won’t let him pass!”
Otto was stunned for a moment, then he didn’t ask any more questions and led the soldiers out of the manor.
After Otto walked away, Ovis turned around and first pulled a vine, then walked to the side and twisted a landscape stone.
Then, a door slowly opened. After Ovis walked into the door, the door quickly closed again…
Soon after Esther entered the maze, he lost his way.
But Esther was prepared.[]
“Cinderella, go up and help me find the direction!”
“”Okay, Master Esther!”
Cinderella instantly left the storage space and floated above the maze. After seeing the whole maze, Cinderella opened her mouth in shock.
“Lord Aiser, this maze is so huge that I can’t even see the end of it!”
“I can’t see the edge, Old Man Orvis! You’re not fooling me, are you? Let’s walk and see! Cinderella!”
“”Okay, Master Esther, turn right at the next intersection!”
Under the guidance of Cinderella, Esther was moving forward in a completely correct route.
Esther thought that the difficulty of the maze was only complicated, but things started to go wrong around him.
Esther carefully observed the surrounding environment, and suddenly stepped on a loose stone brick. The surrounding green plant walls immediately moved, and a moment later, a huge and sharp axe chopped down at Esther.
After Esther dodged one, another huge axe continued to chop down.
Esther ran all the way, dodging the huge axe with his speed advantage, but the last axe made a surprise move and chopped horizontally.
Esther had no time to dodge, so he drew out the holy spear and smashed the huge axe with one shot.
Before Esther could take a breath, a crossbow arrow turned out from the stone wall and shot at Esther.
Esther turned sideways, twisted his waist, did a backflip, flew over the eaves and walls, and passed through the crossbow area.
………
Aise ran through five trap areas before settling down.
Aise stood with his hands on his hips, looking back at the swords, spears, axes and arrows along the way, and exhaled:”This old Deng, how to choose a general! All along the way!”
“Lord Esther, I’m so scared!” Cinderella, who was floating in the air, was also worried about Esther.
“You are in a completely fine state! Don’t be afraid!”
“I am worried about you!”
“Don’t worry, the difficulty is only slightly higher than boys and girls rushing forward!”
“Wha…what?”
“Hahaha, it’s nothing, just a show. Keep leading the way for me! Cinderella!”
“”Good!” Seeing that the maze was so dangerous, Cinderella’s spirit became more focused.
However, before she could walk a distance, Cinderella’s soul state instantly collapsed and returned to Esther’s storage space.
“How come you’re back, Cinderella!”
“Hmm? I don’t know! I didn’t come back on my own initiative! I’ll come out and try again!” Cinderella had just gathered half of her body, and it fell apart again.��
“”Lord Esther, I can’t get out!”
Esther began to be alert and looked around. He saw rows of strange little flowers planted in the corner.
Esther slowly approached and squatted to check.
“The soul state is a property that is added by consuming the immortal bark and the spiritual power in it.
And I am the one who activated this state. If Cinderella cannot display the soul state, then it means………”
Esther perked up and blinked:”Is there something wrong with my mind? Hiss, that’s not right! Alice’s ability to have mental power must not have come out of nowhere. Could it be that……”
At this moment, the small flower in front of Esther suddenly sprayed out some pollen, and then all the flowers around it sprayed out pollen, and the whole road was filled with pollen.
Esther stood up suddenly and sniffed gently.
“This is… the same smell as the pollen of the twisted tree spirit, and it’s also a hallucinogen? Haha!”
Esther laughed and walked straight forward.
Because the pollen level of this small flower is much lower than that of the twisted tree spirit, Esther passed through without being affected.
Orvis, who had already arrived at the castle to read a book, lost interest in reading instantly after seeing that the mechanisms behind the pollen area were triggered.
He stood up suddenly and went to the window to check the situation:”How is it possible? Can’t the things left by the white-haired woman stop him?
This Esther, is he really a human?”
Orvis looked at Esther who kept choosing the right path and approaching the castle, his brows wrinkled, and his hands slowly placed on the candlestick beside him.
He murmured to himself:”Boy! If you want to live, don’t go forward!”.
